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Testator Forgiving Debts Near Death
Is a testator permitted to forgive debts when nearing death?
It is impermissible for a testator on his deathbed (or a female testator in labor who eventually dies while giving birth) to forgive any portion of the debts owed unless all the sane, adult estate heirs unanimously agree to doing so, in which case debtors who are estate heirs may be forgiven the entire debt while debtors who are not estate heirs may only be forgiven up to one-third of the estate’s value; if the testator recovers it is permissible to forgive debts.



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